Salvaging Stephen

Boys of Summer Book Seven

Cover of Salvaging Stephen

Everyone wants to fix him…

Stephen had the world’s worst family. Then he was homeless on a beach. Not so bad, really. If you gotta be homeless, the beach is pretty sweet. Now Stephen Valentino finds himself living in an apartment with these Christian guys. Like, super-nice, spooky-friendly, way-too-cheerful Christian guys.

They seem to have this God thing going on, and he likes that. What’s not to like about love and divine help? But he hasn’t told them everything, and that’s a problem. Then he finds a girl, which is a total surprise for a guy a few weeks post-homelessness. Except she wants to fix him. She needs to get in line. Everyone wants to fix him.

If his secrets get out and his family shows up, he has no Plan B, and the truth is closing in. Should he run? Fight? Give up? Where do God and creepy friends and a difficult girl fit into the mess of Stephen’s life?  Stephen has to decide how to answer those questions and more as he tries to put together a life and leave the messy Stephen behind.

Adventure, danger, romance…  Welcome to the Boys of Summer, a contemporary Christian series for teens and anyone who appreciates the challenges of stepping into adulthood.

Jill's Notes

  • Stephen is one of those characters who’s hard not to love. I enjoyed writing someone with so little artifice.
  • I had to do a deep dive into dyslexia for this book, and I have a new appreciation for those who overcome.
  • This is the first of the second half of this series, where the stories have more romance, although they still have strong non-romance subplots.
Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story... Ps. 107:2a NIV